# DNS How-Tos

Generated on 19 Mar 2026

Adding a domain you own to your DigitalOcean account lets you manage the domain’s DNS records with the control panel and API. Domains you manage on DigitalOcean integrate with DigitalOcean Load Balancers and Spaces to streamline automatic SSL certificate management.

## Getting Started

[How to Add Domains](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/dns/how-to/add-domains/index.html.md): Add a domain to your DigitalOcean account to manage its DNS records from the control panel and API.

[How to Create, Edit, and Delete DNS Records](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/dns/how-to/manage-records/index.html.md): Create and configure DNS records for domains managed on DigitalOcean.

## DNS Management

[How to Manage CAA Records](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/dns/how-to/create-caa-records/index.html.md): Create CAA records to specify which certificate authorities are permitted to issue certificates for a domain.

[How to Delete Domains](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/dns/how-to/delete-domains/index.html.md): Remove domains and their records from your account to stop managing their DNS records on DigitalOcean.

[How to Add a Subdomain to Your Domain](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/dns/how-to/add-subdomain/index.html.md): A guide to setting up additional hostnames and verifying them using the Community DNS Lookup tool

[How to Download DNS Zone Files](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/dns/how-to/download-zone-file/index.html.md): Download your domain’s DNS zone file so you can migrate DNS zone configurations.